Splitter: Pitches with Vertical Movement 2020

Recorded pitch types. Usage divides by all delivered pitches, including unknown types. Speed is in mph, spin in rpm and extension in feet. Averages use measured pitches only. Whiffs divide misses by swings. Movement is in inches. Positive sideways movement is to the pitcher's right when looking toward home plate. Positive vertical movement is upward relative to the initial flight direction. Removing gravity does not mean the pitch literally rises. Larger or smaller movement is not automatically better. Data through December 31, 2020. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.

No. 1 / Splitter: Pitches with Vertical Movement / 2020

Kenta Maeda

MIN

289

Season leader

Splitter: Pitches with Vertical Movement2020 season

#	Player	Team	FS vert count
1	K. MaedaKenta Maeda	MIN	289
2	A. CobbAlex Cobb	BAL	284
3	A. SánchezAníbal Sánchez	WSH	283
4	K. GausmanKevin Gausman	SF	270
5	T. GonsolinTony Gonsolin	LAD	206
6	S. YamaguchiShun Yamaguchi	TOR	198
7	M. TanakaMasahiro Tanaka	NYY	191
8	H. NerisHéctor Neris	PHI	189
9	C. ShreveChasen Shreve	NYM	172
10	T. WalkerTaijuan Walker	TOR	165
11	M. ShoemakerMatt Shoemaker	TOR	145
12	Y. HiranoYoshihisa Hirano	SEA	135
13	B. ParkerBlake Parker	PHI	133
14	F. MontasFrankie Montas	OAK	118
15	J. JeffressJeremy Jeffress	CHC	109
16	J. HoffmanJeff Hoffman	COL	109
17	N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi	BOS	105
18	Y. DarvishYu Darvish	CHC	103
19	T. ToussaintTouki Toussaint	ATL	100
20	C. MizeCasey Mize	DET	97
21	T. MahleTyler Mahle	CIN	95
22	O. DrakeOliver Drake	TB	86
23	T. ClippardTyler Clippard	MIN	85
24	J. LindblomJosh Lindblom	MIL	82
25	R. DolisRafael Dolis	TOR	77
26	J. GuerraJunior Guerra	AZ	71
27	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	66
28	N. TropeanoNick Tropeano	PIT	63
29	L. PerdomoLuis Perdomo	SD	61
30	N. MargeviciusNick Margevicius	SEA	57
31	J. SamardzijaJeff Samardzija	SF	54
32	Y. ChirinosYonny Chirinos	TB	45
33	J. WeemsJordan Weems	OAK	43
34	Z. GrotzZac Grotz	SEA	41
35	C. HernándezCarlos Hernández	KC	39
36	K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	WSH	37
37	K. YatesKirby Yates	SD	36
38	D. CoveyDylan Covey	BOS	35
39	R. StanekRyne Stanek	MIA	34
40	L. GarcíaLuis García	TEX	34
41	J. FamiliaJeurys Familia	NYM	33
42	A. VothAustin Voth	WSH	31
43	D. BednarDavid Bednar	SD	31
44	H. BaileyHomer Bailey	MIN	30
45	C. MartinChris Martin	ATL	29
46	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	PHI	27
47	B. KriskeBrooks Kriske	NYY	26
48	A. BassAnthony Bass	TOR	24
49	W. FontWilmer Font	TOR	21
50	T. HouckTanner Houck	BOS	19

FS vert count

Number of pitches with vertical movement including gravity recorded. This is the sample behind that average. Missing measurements are left out; recorded zeroes are included. Uses pitches recorded as splitter.